Sauda-class mine countermeasures vessel explained

The Sauda class was a class of nine minesweepers and one minehunter in service for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1953 to 1996. The class was designed at Sparkman & Stephens Inc., New York City, as an improvement of the (Norwegian Yard Mine Sweepers). Five of the vessels were built in the United States, three were built at Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted in Mandal, one at Skaalurens Skibsbyggeri in Rosendal and one at De Forenede Båtbyggerier in Risør. The class was fully financed by the US government as a part of the Military Assistance Program (MAP).

Most of the vessels were named after Norwegian rivers:Sira, Tana, Alta, Ogna, Vosso, Glomma, Tista, Kvina and Utla. Sauda is however a town, not a river. is the only vessel still in existence. She is a museum vessel owned by the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum but maintained and sailed by a dedicated friendship association. Some of the vessels were in service in the United States Navy and the Royal Belgian Navy before entering Norwegian service.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AMS/MSC-102 . navsource.org . 24 October 2010.
  2. Web site: Minevåpenets historie . mil.no . 24 October 2010 . no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090527083920/http://www.mil.no/sjo/keskdr/minekrig/start/om_mv/mv_historie/ . 27 May 2009.
  3. Web site: AMS/MSC-132 . navsource.org . 24 October 2010.
  4. Web site: AMS/MSC-103 . navsource.org . 24 October 2010.
  5. Web site: AMS/MSC-104 . navsource.org . 24 October 2010.
  6. Web site: Minesveiper M314 - KNM ALTA . knmalta.org . 24 October 2010. no.
  7. Book: Navy Super Tankers . Vern Bouwman. 2004. 203. 9781412032063 . 6 January 2023.
  8. Web site: M314 Alta . Historic Naval Ships Association. 1 January 2023. See also https://archive.hnsa.org/ships/alta.htm. These both report ship is berthed at Oslo Maritime Cultural Center, North Akershus Quay, Oslo, Norway (59.9091°N 10.7343°W).
  9. Web site: AMS/MSC-151 . navsource.org . 24 October 2010.